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Update on Environmental Management. National Governors Association Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Patrice M. Bubar. Key Points. The Environmental Management Program has made progress on many initiatives and program areas.
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Update on Environmental Management National Governors Association Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Patrice M. Bubar
Key Points • The Environmental Management Program has made progress on many initiatives and program areas. • The road ahead has many unknowns. We must remain focused on completing the projects.
Acquisitions Contracts form the foundation for getting our work accomplished
Progress on Acquisitions • Cost Plus Incentive Contracts are in place at: • Rocky Flats thru 12/15/06 • Columbus thru 9/30/06 • Fernald thru 12/31/06 • Mound thru 3/31/06 • Oak Ridge thru 9/30/08 (M&I also) • Hanford 222-S Lab thru 9/30/10 • Portsmouth Remediation thru 9/30/09 • Idaho thru 9/30/12 • Hanford River Corridor thru 2012
Acquisition Strategies • Acquisition strategies are being developed for: • Carlsbad • Transportation • Technical Assistance • Independent Oversight • West Valley • Hanford Tank Farms and Site Management • Savannah River Site
Procurement • Procurements Being Completed – Post Protest • Paducah Remediation • FFTF Closure
Monitoring Performance Monitoring the Performance Towards Completing the Projects is a Key Federal Responsibility • 89 Projects Are Under Configuration Control • Working Towards Having Earned Value Information Reported for Every Site by End of FY 2005 • Federal Site Managers Monitor Performance Regularly Through Formal and Informal Mechanisms
Monitoring Performance – Cont. • Headquarters Formally Monitors Performance Quarterly Thru Quarterly Performance Reviews • Site Managers Present • Headquarters Federal Staff Monitor Performance Monthly • Safety • Gold Chart • Risk Management • Headquarters Bringing Discipline and Focus to GF/SI and Other Deliverables Requiring Decisions
Configuration Control Additional Program Elements Are Under Configuration Control • End States • Gold Chart Metrics • Life Cycle Cost • Project Baseline Summary Structure • WIPP Transportation Baseline • Regulatory Decision Milestones
Safety Doing Work Safely Is The Only Way To Complete Projects • Zero Accidents Is The Expectation • HQ staff monitors reported events daily • All events reviewed weekly by HQ staff • Trends reviewed • Expectation set that all contractors are subject to Zero Accident Expectation
Priorities For FY 2006 Priorities For Fiscal Year 2006 Are Consistent With Maintaining The Focus on Closure • Close Sites in 2006 • Rocky Flats • Fernald • Miamisburg • Ashtabula • Columbus • Lawrence Berkeley • Kansas City • Sandia
Priorities For FY 2006 – Cont. • Manage our Federal Workforce • A-76 impacts • Maintaining Technical Competency • Interface with NNSA Sites • Key Policy Issues Will Be Resolved • Pensions and Benefits • Design Basis Threat
Summary • We are continuing to mature as a Program • Project Management Principles Drive Our Actions • Discipline is Key